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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 164 name on the board, in No. 241. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every board in the league had Capehart lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 25 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
The board fumbled Tyler Booker all the way to slot 58, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach No. 89 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at the 126th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in Round 5, Pick 28 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at the 241st pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.